General Information
The Summit County Domestic Relations Court is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. All visitors must pass through a metal detector upon entering the building. Firearms and other weapons may not be brought into the courthouse.
Due to the COVID-19 health emergency, some hearings may be conducted by Zoom. Please call (330) 643-2368 if you are unsure if your hearing is scheduled in-person or via video conference.
Magistrate trials and hearings are generally held on the third floor of the courthouse. Hearings or trials presided by a judge are held on the fourth floor. There are security desks on both floors; please check-in with the attendant upon arrival.
This court is closed on all county-observed Holidays.
STAFF DIRECTORY
Court Administration
- Court Administrator | Thomas McLaughlin | (330) 643-2082 | tmclaughlin@drcourt.org
- Deputy Court Administrator | Laurie Lombardi | (330) 643-2086 | llombardi@drcourt.org
- Scheduling | Brigitte Boyd | (330) 643-2085 | bboyd@drcourt.org
- Scheduling | Damita Graham | (330) 643-7958|dgraham@drcourt.org
Scheduling Line: (330) 643-2368
Family Court Services
- Secretary | Jeanne Alexander | (330) 643-2355 | jalexander@drcourt.org
- Secretary | Latonya Lewis-Becton | (330) 643-2355 | llewis-becton@drcourt.org
- Evaluator | Alissa Endicott | aendicott@drcourt.org
- Evaluator | Cortney Crew| ccrew@drcourt.org
- Evaluator | Joan Shaffer | jshaffer@drcourt.org
- Evaluator | Lisa Radaker | lradaker@drcourt.org
- Evaluator | Jean Deitz | jdietz@drcourt.org
- Family Court Services Director | Randy Flick | rflick@drcourt.org
- Community Outreach Director and Mediator | Paul Henry | phenry@drcourt.org
Judges
- Administrative Judge | Hon. Katarina Cook | (330) 643-2357
- Judicial Attorney | Renee Gosney-Shea | rgosney-shea@drcourt.org
- Bailiff | Claire McIntire| (330) 643-2357 |cmcintire@drcourt.org
- Court Reporter (Judge Cook) | Tami Vega | (330) 643-2081 | tvega@drcourt.org
- Judge | Hon. Kani Harvey Hightower | (330) 643-2080
- Judicial Attorney/Magistrate | Jeananne Wickham | (330) 643-8387 | jwickham@drcourt.org
- Bailiff | LeNitra Little | (330) 643-2080 |llittle@drcourt.org
- Court Reporter (Judge Kani Harvey Hightower) | Ashanti Edwards | (330) 643-2361 | aedwards@drcourt.org
Transcripts and Audio Requests
- Court Reporter (Judge Cook) | Tami Vega | (330) 643-2081 | tvega@drcourt.org
- Court Reporter (Judge Hightower) | Ashanti Edwards | (330) 643-2361 | aedwards@drcourt.org
Audio Requests | audio@drcourt.org
Family Recovery Court
Please email familyrecoverycourt@drcourt.org for information regarding this program.